1. George Orwell, 1984

1984 is one of the three representative works of dystopia, along with British writer Huxley's Brave New World and Russian writer Zamyatin's We. Orwell portrays a horrible, suffocating, hypothetical totalitarian society that pursues power as its ultimate goal, revealing that totalitarianism in any form will inevitably lead to tragedy for the people and even the entire country

2. Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time

Hawking's A Brief History of Time must be familiar to everyone. Many people have such a book on their bookshelves that talks about exploring the core secrets of time and space. It can be said that this is the most cutting-edge knowledge reading about the nature of the universe!

3. Dave Eggers, A Heartbroken Work of an Amazing Genius

This book redefines family stories in the 21st century. It is a touching memoir of a senior

4. Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Down: Memoirs of a Child Soldier

Ishmael Beah, who is committed to promoting children's human rights, tells the story of the sinister civil war in Sierra Leone in the 1990s, depicting the ugly appearance of war in the eyes of child soldiers, how they were trained to become demons who kill without blinking an eye, and how they escaped from the life of fighting and killing with the help of UNICEF, learned to forgive themselves, and finally regained their humanity. Everyone should read this book because it can reveal our conscience and responsibility deep in our hearts

5. Lemony Snicket, A Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans!

What is the world of children like? What did they do? You will see a different world of children in this book

6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

US President George Bush commented on this book, “The book inspires people’s imagination and represents the American spirit of creativity.” This young adult book is a global hit, with sales of 10 million copies, and has won the world’s two highest awards for young adult literature

7. Alice Munro, Selected Stories 1968-1994

This book brings together nearly 30 years of history and background, and 28 stories, showing the author’s unparalleled wisdom and emotional power

8. Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass

A unique girl’s coming-of-age ceremony, a brand-new adventure in the underground world, a super girly book, a must-have for little princesses

9. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Now You See Me

The Watergate scandal, which was well-known to everyone at the time

10. Frank McCourt Angela's Ashes

This is a memoir of an ordinary Irish poor

The author Frank McCott was born into an Irish family that had recently arrived in the United States during the Great Depression, and then moved back to Ireland. His father, Malachy, was an incurable alcoholic who often drank up his salary and relief money in the tavern. His mother, Angela, worked hard to raise six children in poverty beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Among them, a pair of twins and a daughter died one after another... Frank McCott survived and tells all this in a light-hearted and humorous way...